upload an image then add it to the post automatically

While it is possible to have an image upload be attached automatically to the post (it is added to the gallery for the post that is created), it isn't currently a feature to have it automatically appear in the post content. This can be accompolished by using the available API hooks and writing some custom PHP.

We do have plans for adding the ability to completely control the post body in an upcoming release. We will enable you to use form field variables in the post body so you can output ANY form field value in the post body, including non-post form fields and images. This is going to make the post creation capabilities much more powerful. This won't be in the next release that we are wrapping up now but will be in the release after that.

@drewbaker

I totally disagree that the information on the Gravity Forms site is misleading by any means. Also, this pre-sale question forum exists entirely to answer questions and provide clarification for potential Gravity Forms customers. You could have asked questions here before your purchase if you wanted to and we would have gladly helped clear things up for you.

We absolutely don't have any desire or need to mislead people simply to make a sale as you've implied. We would rather have well-informed, happy customers.

The site states that you can upload images to a post. The fact is that you can upload photos and they WILL be added to the media gallery for that page/post. If you simply wanted to show the photos in a gallery format, you could do so by using the built in gallery function in the post body. If you're creative, you can style the gallery itself for different layouts or limit the display to a single image and not have to manually add images.

example screenshot

http://forum.gravityhelp.com/topic/using-form-to-submit-blog-data#post-1822

The site never states that there is currently any advanced post templating features or implies that advanced layouts are fully automated.

Gravity Forms makes it easy for users to upload an image when creating a post via a user submitted form. Great for user submitted articles, directory sites, etc.

Yes, if you have a good understanding of PHP, you can do some of this yourself now with the existing hooks and filters and for the record, we have many accomplished programmers among our clients not in small part because they recognize the amount of work that's gone into the product.

That said, we know that people want more advanced options built into the UI and we're actively working on post templating functionality. Yes, people have been asking for it since day one, as with many other features like multi-page forms, etc. but the fact is it takes time to get these things built properly and some will naturally take priority over others. Gravity Forms still isn't a year old yet so we've come a long way, but still have tons of features we want to add.

The fact is, the plugin does what we say it does and we stand behind that.

It's apparent you've been waiting for the feature, and I can assure you that I've seen it and it's coming down the pipe very soon but you're going to have to continue to be patient.

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@paulfrank

If you wanted to display just one image, for now, you could use something like this to grab the image from the post gallery, then display it in your post template wherever you would like.

http://www.wprecipes.com/how-to-get-the-first-image-from-the-post-and-display-it

Again, more advanced functionality IS on it's way, but depending on your needs, you still have some options to get it done.

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@Strada

We're going to roll out an entirely new documentation section in the next couple of weeks. Alex has already documented all of the hooks and filters very thoroughly for this new wiki and I'm sure you and many others will find it very helpful. We still have some sections to finish, but it's nearing completion and we'll get it all published asap.

Nice. Thanks Chris.

You can do this as an option on the Post Body field.

- Edit the Post Body Field
- Check the "Create post content template" checkbox

This will then show a textarea with a form field variable drop down. In this textarea is where you use HTML and form field variables to pre-define how the Post Body should be created.

Form field variables are replaced by the field value when the form is submitted. So if you have a Post Image on your form, you can insert the variable for that Post Image field and then when the post is created it will be inserted.

This allows you to create a content template for the Post Body.

Just keep in mind when using the post body content template that you need to insert the variable for the Post Body field itself for that content to be included.

Looks like there could be a bug with the Post Image variable in the drop down. Here is what you can do to get it working.

Change this:

{{Post Image:6}:thumbnail:left}

To this:

{Post Image:6:thumbnail:left}

That should do the trick. We will look at why this is happening and get it fixed in the next release.

By default it does not output any links, only the image. However we are going to add the ability to output just the fullpath to the image for whatever size you want... we won't be able to do this until the beginning of next week but we will go ahead and add this capability and then release an update.